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VOLUME XXXIV. No. 31.
mistrial ordered s
IN PETERSON C/SE
AT ROBBINSVIL^E
Jury out 24 Hours with
out Reaching Agreement?May
'Come Up
for New Trial in June
Rohhinsvillc. March 24-. After
deliberation for 24 hours without
reaching an agreement, the jury in
the 5i-cc of A. V. Jenkins and Frnzit-r
f-L.?cl!, chsrged with the rrurder
(.{ San Peterson. was discharged, a .
1 < ng ordered fcv Judjre
~*~~~ ! cH
.1. ! Webb.
IN: -son i was killed r nr the ,
.1,51 *. home Yellow creek in
Graham county last October. j
Tr trial was begun last Tuesday.
According to the state's wit:
- Peterson had visited Jenkins*
after rrroainirt*" about :n'
h got on his horse and rode
;?wa> Shortly after n pistol shot
v.,i heard from the direction in
whii'i! he had pone. This was ans\\
r(d by a shot fired by someone ^
at Jenkins* home. Peterson came
l> . and. it was alleged, was way- ^
laid by Sorrels and Jenkins, who ^
had taken up a hiding place on the
hill nenr the house. They called to
Peterson and he started toward
them. When Peterson got within ,
Sorrel? and Jenkins fired
three shots, two striking the horse
and the other hitting Peter so,, In
th- right shoulder the bullet ringing
?: wnward under his heart. He fell
: >ni his horse, dying almost instantiy.
j 1
Wrrt Hiding on Hill
Tiic- defendants maintained that
"Wh?Il p? tor?i\ii <<amp hark thpv 1
were out hiding, believing that if
lvterson found no on? *?t home he
\\<> aid leave without trouble; that j
:i\v them on the hill ami charged
them, firing several shots at them
from his pistol. They fired in selfdefense,
they claimed.
The defense was represented by
r, Jones, of Asheville; J. N".
>dv, of Murphy; and K. L. Phillips,
of Robbinsville. T. M. Jenkins
and T. A. Morphew, of Robbinaville,
assisted Solicitor Davis in the
prosecution.
The arguments were begun Wednesday
evening and finished Hhursday.
Judge Webb spent considerable
time in his charge to the jury,
after which the jury was taken out
under guard. Friday morning, having
failed to agree upon n verdict, !
the jury was discharged with order i
|s?f mistrial. The case m iy be up)
foe new trial at the June term of
court.
Jurv Trying Case.
The jury was composed of J. H.
Moody, Charlie Rogers, John W. (
Thompson, Hardie Sharp, Sam Jones
I George Owens, Lowrence Crisp, Alex |
Stewart, John Waldrop, K. H. Shep-'
riTU Robert Phillips and W*. H. Welti
Otber cases disposed of during: the ;
term were: Lawrence Griffith and;
Owen Jordan, fined $25 and costs
fl each for public intoxication; Robert
H Williams, fined $50 for carrying
concealed weapon. Perason Colvin,!
If charged with blockading, pleaded ,
that his sentence in U. S. district ^
court was sufficient punishment,
whereupon the court let him off with
the costs. Several cases were nol
prossed, and others, because of abaence
of witnesses, were continued
until the next term.
B Tri-County News
1 Resumes Publication
The Tri-County News, our An^Hdrews
contemporary, resumed publi^Hcation
last week after a suspension
^Hof tw0 months while new machin^Hery
was being installed. The ini ^Btial
number was a very creditable
^Beight-page. all-home-print paper,
N^fcnd we bespeak for our brother ed^V?r,
Mr. Jones, a great success in
^^^ur si?ter town of Andrews.
i of Murphy and Cheri
iPECIALIST TO l~
HOLD PRUNING
DEMONSTRATIONS L
horticulturist ' to Visit
Vartin's Creek, Brassi
jwn and Owl Creek
Sections.
II. II. Niswonjcer. K\*.Hor..ulturist
ft?r we.-tern North t'urona
under the Extension Service of
fie State Department ot Ajrriculare.
will jjive demonstrations in
run:in CheroKce County th?
irst three days of next week, ac-1
ordir.g to an n>.-: t nude
iiiblic recently by the County Farm S
temonttrator. Mr. Ellis has been
ttempting for sometime to Ret Mr.
liswonger t?? cony? to the county! I
,'Ut as he is busy this season t?f the j
ear it ha- been difficult to get an
r.gagvnu at.
I Mr. fiswonger is a thoroughly
onipetent orchardjst. He is a graojate
of the Ohio State University
md spent >< veral years in extension
cork in the state of Kentucky. He
las also had practical experience as.
x commercial orchardist. He has
>een in this -tate only a -hurt tinu
ut is thoroughly faimliar with e n- ,
1 lions prevailing in the mountain,
cction.
The apple industry in wester;. !
< rth Carolina is very promising and
he state has dor.,, well in placing a
nan in this section to help develop
t.
Mr. N:s\vonger will spent only
three days in the county at this
time, demon trati:ur methods of
pruning; hut all through the season
tie will return to the county and
ivork with the county agent in
.eachitiK oeitct mCthoua of pruning,
i raying, picking, packing, and, in
Tact, anything that can he done to
ae:p the orchardists nytke more proft
from thcir trees. Everyone interi--ted
in the fruit industry, even
though he may have only a dozen
trees, should make arrangements to
bo at one of the following places
ut the times mentioned in order to
witness the pruning demonstrations
and acquire any other information
?...kQr,<c
Monday, April 2nd. at* 1:30 p.
m.. Harve Abernathy's farm, Martin's
Creek; Tuesday, April 3rd, ai
10:00 a. m.. J. F. Hall's farm. Brasstown;
Tuesday, April 4th, at 1:00 p.
in., Fred Davis* farm. Owl Creek.
American Legion
Program for Saturday
A splendid evening of entertainment
for all the ex-service men of
this section and county is arranged
by the local committee fon Saturday
evening. March 31. The young
ladies are making every preparation
to make the evening full of interest
and worth while. There will he a i
girl for every young man present. I
The purpose of the meeting is to
strengthen the membership and activities
of the Legion. This is to
notify all ex-service men and thelt
wives, sisters, lady friends, and
i mothers that this meeting is for
!them. The committee wants all interested
to accept this as a personal
1 invitation.
| Remember, the hour is 7 p. m.,
J in the Library Building, Murphy.
mere Win Dy guoa iniuiv, Cllm vamrnent
and refreshments served for
all.
FRED COCHRAN,
Chairman Program Committee.
Lakes Martin In
L Baltimore Hospital
^akes Martin was carried to
the John Hopkins hospital in Baltimore
a few days ago by Dr. N.
B. Adams to receive treatment. It
j is reported that he is getting: along
I fine.
Ct)ert
okee County, and the 1
MURPHY. NORTH CAROLINA
NEWS OF
I- The British freighter Bucklci
Atlantic. -?MuKtaphn Kemul dri'?
visiting in the Kulir section.
STREETS" BEING
OPENED UF
The streets recently paved by the
Wilson Construction Company art
being opened up and will be read)
for travel by the latter part of th:
week. Tennessee Street and nearlj
all of Deport Street have been oper
for sometime. 1 he dirt i< beinj? re
moved from the street between th?
two depots and the end of Pepr?
Street next to the station so tha'
the e streets will be open by th<
end of the week.
Engineer Grcanleaf and Contrac
tor Wilson returned to Murphy
Tuesday night to finally turn th<
streets over to the town and mak<
ettlement for the work.
Easter Services
Methodist Churcl
There will bt? a special East?
service at the .Methodist t'huiv
next Sunday ny>rning. There wi
be a well prepared mu-ical program
a short address by the pastor suil
able to the occasion; after whic
th?. sHorement of the Lord's Suppt
will be administered.
The text for the evening servic
will be "The Lord has risen indeed,
Luke 24:34.
All members and friends of tl
church are cordially invited an
urged to be present at both se
vices.
Services at The
Baptist Churc
j A special Easter program is a
| ranged for the Murphy Bapti
Church for next Sunday, April Is
There ought to be increased a
tendance at the Sunday School ai
at tne preacning services.
| At the eleven o'clock service D
I Cochran will deliver a sermon
t keeping with the Resurection, ai
tht: choir w ?? 3i"'? Sfj Coatv r A
them. Miss Pauline Martin w
sing "One Sweetly Solemn Though
The Junior B. Y. P. U. meets
4:00 p. nv, and the Senior at G:
p. m. All the young people are i
vited to attend these meetings,
the six o'clock hour the Seniors w
plan to arrange a get-together me<
ing for a later date.
At 7 p. m. Dr. Cochran will t
liver an evengclistic message or
"Tha Power of the Resurrect
Christ." The choir wil render
1 j Easter Anthem, "Rejoice! The Lc
is risen!" Miss Carrie Payne v
sing, "At Calvary's Cross."
The public is cordially invited
j attend these services. All memtx
; j of the church are urged to be pr
' ent for the morning service, esj
> cially.
lUff. i
Leading Newspaper in
L, FRIDAY. MARCH 30, 1023
THE DAY IN
' 'm
gi. driven ashore .>u i..m_ a ? .1 .
kmI up to tin? uiiuutc. 3?Former Uowrc
TRIANGULAR
DEBOTES TO BE
HELD FRIDAY
The schools in North Carolina
r IIVfo School Debaters' Union, which
? have been grouped in trianplcs. will
' debate Friday night of this week In
? the first elimination content, on th*
- question of empowering the railroad
p Labor Hoard to enforce its decision*,
t Murphy has been grouped with Cant
ton and Waynesville High Schools,
p Waynesville wil send two debaters
here to upnoid the negative siuv ui
- the question. Canton will send t\\<
r* to Waynesville to uphold the negate
tive and Murphy will send its negar
tive team to Canton. The affirmative
teams in each case will remair
at home. Schools all over the staU
have thuj; been grouped. Thr
schools winning both sides of the de
bate will bt. entitled to send thii
representatives to Chapel Hill t<
compote for the Aycock Mem>r:a
!J
Easter Services
* At Ogreeta Sundai
.e There will he an Easter cnte:
.. t iinment at Ogrecta April l-"t. Th
| following proper am will he rendei
iejf ?l, beginning promptly at te
tl i o'clock:
^ Song?"He comes with a happ
; heart."
Scripture reading and prayer 1
Mrs. J. W. Odonv
Welcome address, by a little bo
H and girl.
"Story of Easter," by Mrs. Eri
r- est Stiles.
s; ! "Floral Cross," by four girls,
is. Song?"Maitland."
l'- "Child's Prayer, by Mozel
id Stiles.
in,. Dancing Sun." by two girl
>r. "Glad Easter Day," by Mrs. B?
in Johnson.
\d "The Rainbow," by seven litt
ill "Faster Bells," by Fannie M
t" ! Donald.
at | "What Can little Children Do
00 by tw<> little girls.
n- Pantomime?"Nearer My God 1
At' Thee." by Mrs. J. W. Odom.
'ill ! "The Blue Violets " bv I/OU Bel
et- Scoggins.
"The Little Candle Bearers*," I
ft- twelve girls.
\ "The Old Story," by Alice Odoi
ed "Crowns,** by six girls,
an "Thirty Days Hath September
?rd by Bonner Martin,
rill Pantomime,?"Rock of Age*,"
Effie Johnson,
to Closing address by Bonnie Ha
era Song?"God Be With You Till V
es- Meet Again."
pe- Egg hunt after program ig ov<
Everybody come and bring egg*.
s>cout
this Section of Wester:
PICTURES
: recent temnc gules that swept the
ior Westmoreland Duels of Virginia
OPENING OF
COURT DELAYED
1 According to telegraphic communications
rect ived by the Clerk ? f the
Superior Court a few days ago. the
' | superior court of Cherokee County
will not opt n until Wednesday of
1) next week. Henry 1'. Lane, the pre
! siding judge, has been detained fot
' I some unknown reason. Instead of
I court opening Monday. April 2nd,
1 as planned, it will, therefore, not
convene until ?? ?-?iiivnn^, ?r"ili LrIL- 1
' Attorneys and court officials are
anxious that this information be given
wide publicity so that jurors
' witneses and others interested ma5
1 not be disappointed by coming before
court convene*.
Services at The
r
> Presbyterian Churct
'I
I
The Presbyterian Church of 011
town are fortunate in that Rev. C
L. Sentelle. of Farner. Tenn., ha
/ pormised to preach for them 01
I next Sabbath. Easter, morning an
-1 evening. Mr. Sentell has labore
e for several years near Appalachil
- in this county, and at Farner. wher
n he has heen connected with the fan!
ou.s Lynn Rachnvtn School. Th
y public are cordially invited to com
out an?l hear this strong man.
ry They were likewise fortunate
having had with them on last Sal
y bath Rev. E. G. Clarey, of Wilsoi
, X. C., who delivered two splendi
r?-i sermons to fine congregations in tl
I morning on the casting out of tl
| dumb spirit from the young man t
' the Savior, after his deciples hr
le ; failed; and in the evening, on "T1
lD,r of Small Things." Mr Clan
a young man of pleasing pcrsoi
>b nlity, a vetcran of the world war.
graduate of Davidson and of Unic
le Seminary, with a splendid deliver
' nnd ? erarefiil ?nd fluent cpeake
c- The membership were delighted
hear once more real PiVsbyterii
preaching, from a trained and ed
catad pulpiteer. All who heard M
To ?. latey hope to have the pleasure
hearii.gr him afrain.
lie |
>y Miss Berry Returns
m. To Greensboi
Mi.-* H. M. Berry returned fr(
by Louisville Wednesday nifrht, whe
she had been to speak before t
ill. Good Roads Association of K?
Ve tucky and the Louisville Chamt
of Commerce. She left Thursd
er. morning for Asheville, Charlotte a
Greensboro.
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51-60 A YEAR l.N ADVANCE
ROAD HEARING
AT ANDREWS
ON SATURDAY
Several Hundred Present?Cimmissioner
Decides
on Franklin and
1 layesville Road.
At the conclusion vf a two-hour
hearing in Andrew* last Saturdsy,
Commissions St keleath r of the
'.h Nort^ Carolina road district decided
to temporarily abandon the
Franklin-Aquonc-Andrews road and
build the road from Franklin to
ITayesville and there connect with
the highway leading into Murphy.
There were several hundred people
at the meeting, chiefly from Cherokee.
Macon and Clay Counties.
For sometime there has been an
;igitation befor, the State Highway
Commission to chary the State road
as laid down on the map from
Franklin by way of Aquone to Andrews,and
build one from Franklin
to Hayesvilie instead. A hearing
was had a Raleigh, attended by quiio
a number of the interested citizens
of Macon and Clay Counties, but at
the request of the citizens of Andrew
. none "f whom were present
.n adjourned hearing was set to be
had at Andrews on Saturday, March
24th. before th?- State Commissioner.
.1. I* St keleather. Considerable
interest was manifested in this meeting.
?s is evidenced by the fact that
there was a large attendance from
all the interested sections. Tho
Commissioner announced that he
was there to settle the matter that
day, and that he meant to give all
parties interested every moment of
' time that he could spare, allotting
to the proponents of the change in
1 ?.- right to cptn -r.d ccnThe
Macon and Clav County peo
pi,, wort* almost a unit for the change
" the only opposition to it coming from
the citizens of Nantahala Township,
!in Macon, through which the road
sought to he taken off the map
I would run ; from a citizen of Clay
| County who lives on Tusquitte
* I and who tnought the state road
should traverse that valley, instead
of running down Shooting Creek;
r from Mr. Slaughter, of Graham
; County vdio-e citizens would not ho
affected in the least and who based
11 ! his position upon the ground that
| Andrews was Graham County's
neighbor, and from a divided citls'*
enship of Andrews, though those of
? the latter who did not object to the
'* ! change gave no public expression to
l<?j their position.
c For a long time Representative
' Dillard has manitaimd that, in orn
der to carry out the Act which the
State system, one of which is dej
clared to be "linking up with State
| highways of adjoining states and
10. with national highways, etc.," it was
of supreme and paramount importance
that the State should conl<*
struct and maintain a highway from
10 Murphy Township through Notla,
i Cliitfil Prnnlr and ITnthnnta Tnurn.
n~': hips, to the Tennessee State line,
a where there is already constructed
n .i magnificent road, known as the
" j Kimsey Highway# which would not
I1"- only iink up our system with those
of Tennessee and Geo'rgia, but would
"" I place our people in eommunicat on
U" | with the Dixie Highway, and turn a
r large proportion of the vast stream
oP| <>f travel, flowing from Florida hack
i toward the Great I?akes, as the sum.
! mer comes, on through by Chattanooga
and Knoxville, to which the
i Kimsey Highway leads, and through
! Cherokee and other western North
*o
Carolina Counties.
All admit the overshadowing importance
of this connection, which
>Tn I is not a local, but a state-wide matr*
ter. It is well known that, on account
of the topography of the conntry
and other physical difficulties,
>er the road from Franklin, at best, lit?
tic more than a local convenience,
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